Community foundation scholarships in Virginia
Community foundations pool local donors' funds, and many run dozens of small scholarships with one shared application for students from their area. The IRS lists 17 community foundations in Virginia with at least $1 million in assets.
Largest in Virginia (by assets)
The Community Foundation Inc.
All 17 in Virginia
Largest first. Most smaller foundations serve one city or county. Look for the one where you live or went to high school, then check its website for "scholarships". Deadlines are often months before the school year, so check early.
| Foundation | City | Assets | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Community Foundation Inc. | Richmond | $852 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Hampton Roads Community Foundation | Norfolk | $577 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Charlottesville Area Community Foundation | Charlottesvle | $292 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia | Roanoke | $139 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Inc. | Fairfax | $119 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County | Harrisonburg | $97 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region | Danville | $76 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation | Lynchburg | $76 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region Inc. | Fredericksbrg | $64 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Arlington Community Foundation | Arlington | $51 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge | Staunton | $49 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Northern Piedmont Community Foundation | Warrenton | $42 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties | Leesburg | $20 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of the New River Valley Inc. | Christiansbrg | $20 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of the Northern Shenandoah Valley | Winchester | $19 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Peninsula Community Foundation of Virginia | Hampton | $18 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Smyth County Foundation | Marion | $1.4 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
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Source & coverage. Foundation list: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File ↗ (file dated Oct 13, 2026). We include active 501(c)(3) public charities the IRS codes as community foundations (NTEE T31) with at least $1 million in assets, and drop names that are clearly faith-based funds, schools, colleges, hospitals or health funds, service clubs or national donor-advised-fund sponsors. That filter can miss a foundation or include one that works a little differently, and local affiliates that file under a larger foundation don’t appear separately, so a small count doesn’t mean your area has no community foundation. Assets are the IRS figure from each group’s latest filing. Scholarship pages were checked Oct 17, 2026 for the largest foundation in each state only. Not affiliated with the IRS or any foundation listed. For the full national directory, see the Council on Foundations locator ↗.